Overview
- Jones announced she would retire from race-riding after steering Zumbi to victory at Cartmel on Wednesday, ending her career on a winning ride.
- She finishes with 86 career winners, 38 of those at Cartmel, and 85 victories for trainer Jimmy Moffatt.
- Jones said an ongoing back problem, including two bulging discs that required an injection and extended rehab, influenced her choice to stop riding.
- She is completing the final trainers’ modules, has opened a pre-training yard based at her farm near Leyland, and hopes to obtain a trainers’ licence later this year.
- As one of only a few female jump jockeys to have ridden out her claim, Jones’s move from a small northern yard to training highlights a regional pathway into racing and could raise the profile of women and small-yard trainers in the sport.